Mustafa Rfat is a Ph.D. student at the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis and a Global Scholar at the McDonnell International Scholars Academy. He came to the US as a refugee and began his academic career by completing a BA and an MA in social work and an MA in public administration at West Virginia University. Mustafa began working at the Center for Excellence in Disabilities as a passionate advocate for the rights of individuals with disabilities. He wrote multiple policy blogs to shed light on the needs of refugees with disabilities, especially in education settings. Currently, he works with Dr. Jean-Francois Trani and Dr. Mitra Naseh to improve the lives of refugees/immigrants, and people with disabilities. Mustafa currently works on Education Equity and Quality in Afghanistan and Pakistan projects